Movie Suggestion

[MarkInTx]

The other night, I rented "The Man Who Knew Too Little" starring Bill Murray.

It was a huge hit with Victoria and Stas who almost fell off of the couch laughing.

At the end of the movie, for those who haven't seen it, Bill Murray dresses up in Russian Dancer garb and joins a troupe of Russian Dancers to foil a global terrorist plot. It is hysterical.

Incidentally, when they first got here, we ended up chosing mostly action movies, because Victoria and Stas were only understanding maybe 50% of the dialog. But as English skills improved, we can now watch almost anything. (BTW, one of the many great things about my wife is that she *loves* action movies. She studied Tae Kwon Do in Kherson... so bring on any martial arts flick and she is happy... She'd prefer a good Jackie Chan movie to any "Chick Flick...")

They had some trouble with the dialog in "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" (and even more trouble with the plot... but hey, we all did!) but most movies are no problem. (Fast talking black characters still are difficult: i.e. Bad Boys, Chris Tucker in the Jackie Chan movies, etc...)

As far as tastes go, both Victoria and Stas like comedy that is more physical and visual -- even now that they "get" the verbal jokes. I think it is cultural. (They also loved "The Hot Chick".) This is actually good for me, because I generally don't like slapstick, but now I find it funny because I have two people laughing so hard at it that they almost wet themselves. It's hard not to laugh along with them when they get going.

Anyway, if anyone is looking for a comedy, we recommend "The Man Who Knew Too Little..."

[Zoidberg]

... in response to Movie Suggestion, posted by MarkInTx on Sep 27, 2003

Thanks for the tip Mark. I have been buying many slapstick style comedies for when she arrives since that's what Sveta loves. And I have to admit those are the type I like also. Here's one that Victoria and Stas might like. It's "Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde" (1995) with Tim Daly & Sean Young. This is one of Sveta's favorites and she has seen it many times. I watched it with her in Russian and she was laughing so hard that I had to laugh even though I didn't know what they said. So I'll have to buy that one for her when she gets here. I hope I don't have to watch it 100 times... hehehehe...

When she comes here I'll get the Bill Murray one so we can watch. Another movie Sveta really loved was Forrest Gump but you do have to know English very well as well as Americana in general. I would stop it and tell her what each thing meant. She especially loved seeing where the term Run Forrest Run came from... Then she watched it a few more times and now LOVES it....

Z.

[MarkInTx]

... in response to Re: Movie Suggestion, posted by Zoidberg on Sep 27, 2003

I'll see if I can find that Dr. Jekell movie. She probably will like it, because she knows the classic story on which it was based. (Victoria has read a surprising amount of Western Literature. She's always quoting from Dale Carnegie, believe it or not...)

I know what you mean about stopping movies to explain. I usually watch a movie with the remote handy, and often times will stop to explain something if it is important to the plot. Sometimes, I wait until the movie is over. My whole family (including my daughter who is too young to get many of the cultural references) seems to enjoy this...